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Evaluation of re-entry conditions from orbits at the libration points

Evaluation of re-entry conditions from orbits at the libration points
Evaluation of re-entry conditions from orbits at the libration points
Even if no protected regions are currently defined around the Sun-Earth libration points, missions in these orbits still have to be compliant with Space Debris Mitigation guidelines, for example for what concerns the casualty risk in case of re-entry. Past studies on the re-entries from libration orbits were carried out by performing a limited sensitivity analysis of the casualty area to the variation of
re-entry parameters. In the current work, a Monte Carlo approach is used to study the evolution of trajectories in case of a fragmentation or a failure of a spacecraft at the libration points. A large number of possible re-entry trajectories are generated and the corresponding re-entry conditions and casualty area are obtained by simulating the last phase of the evolution with ESA DRAMA software. The goal is to find a practical procedure for casualty risk requirements verification for current and future missions.
Letizia, Francesca
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Siminski, Jan
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Lemmens, Stijn
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Renk, Florian
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Letizia, Francesca
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Siminski, Jan
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Lemmens, Stijn
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Renk, Florian
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Letizia, Francesca, Siminski, Jan, Lemmens, Stijn and Renk, Florian (2017) Evaluation of re-entry conditions from orbits at the libration points. 7th European Conference on Space Debris, , Darmstadt, Germany. 18 - 21 Apr 2017.

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Even if no protected regions are currently defined around the Sun-Earth libration points, missions in these orbits still have to be compliant with Space Debris Mitigation guidelines, for example for what concerns the casualty risk in case of re-entry. Past studies on the re-entries from libration orbits were carried out by performing a limited sensitivity analysis of the casualty area to the variation of
re-entry parameters. In the current work, a Monte Carlo approach is used to study the evolution of trajectories in case of a fragmentation or a failure of a spacecraft at the libration points. A large number of possible re-entry trajectories are generated and the corresponding re-entry conditions and casualty area are obtained by simulating the last phase of the evolution with ESA DRAMA software. The goal is to find a practical procedure for casualty risk requirements verification for current and future missions.

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Published date: 18 April 2017
Venue - Dates: 7th European Conference on Space Debris, , Darmstadt, Germany, 2017-04-18 - 2017-04-21

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Local EPrints ID: 412319
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/412319
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ORCID for Francesca Letizia: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2877-8012

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Date deposited: 17 Jul 2017 13:29
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 17:59

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Author: Francesca Letizia ORCID iD
Author: Jan Siminski
Author: Stijn Lemmens
Author: Florian Renk

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